Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[oiltreader]

Buzzer:
Can you believe they delivered coal with one of these three wheelers, Buzzer.

Nice one Buzzer, a Reliant mebbe, tho’ Raleigh also made 3 wheelers about then.
Oily

[tetragaz]

oiltreader:
Five more to chew over.
Oily

love the transcon

cheers
gaz

[lawrence_dunbar]

oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, cattle wagon man and pete smith for the pics also VALKYRIE for the info and links
Two more Leylands, Hippo and Comet.
Oily

I wonder if the Leyland Comet ECN 73 Was an ex Amstrong Cork motor from T.V.T.E. Gateshead ■■?, Regards Larry.

[cattle_wagon_man]

Lawrence Dunbar:

oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, cattle wagon man and pete smith for the pics also VALKYRIE for the info and links
Two more Leylands, Hippo and Comet.
Oily

I wonder if the Leyland Comet ECN 73 Was an ex Amstrong Cork motor from T.V.T.E. Gateshead ■■?, Regards Larry.

Yes , it was ! I`ll find a photograph somewhere ,…unless someone beats me to display on here .

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[lawrence_dunbar]

cattle wagon man:

Lawrence Dunbar:

oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer, cattle wagon man and pete smith for the pics also VALKYRIE for the info and links
Two more Leylands, Hippo and Comet.
Oily

I wonder if the Leyland Comet ECN 73 Was an ex Amstrong Cork motor from T.V.T.E. Gateshead ■■?, Regards Larry.

Yes , it was ! I`ll find a photograph somewhere ,…unless someone beats me to display on here .

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

Thank you CWM, Regards Larry.

[cattle_wagon_man]

Hi “Larry” ,
Here , as promised , is the Leyland Comet , reg. no. ECN 73 , bearing the name of Armstrong Cork Co. Ltd.

This is not my photograph , so I thank the person who produced the original .

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[tyneside]

Buzzer:
Can you believe they delivered coal with one of these three wheelers, Buzzer.

Just the right size for getting down the back lanes !!!

[bewick]

tyneside:

Buzzer:
Can you believe they delivered coal with one of these three wheelers, Buzzer.

Just the right size for getting down the back lanes !!!

How many times would he have to return to the yard to reload ? or did a big motor follow him to the ends of the back lanes and tranship ? Cheers Bewick.

[leyland600]

Hi Larry, The Gateshead registered Comet was ex Armstrongs Cork at TVTE, I think Jimmy Wilkinson (The Powells Preserves Albion) and possibly his son Ian were involved in the restoration of this Comet. I think Jimmy drove it for a living at one time.
Cheers Leyland 600

[erf64cu1]

Leyland600:
Hi Larry, The Gateshead registered Comet was ex Armstrongs Cork at TVTE, I think Jimmy Wilkinson (The Powells Preserves Albion) and possibly his son Ian were involved in the restoration of this Comet. I think Jimmy drove it for a living at one time.
Cheers Leyland 600

ECN73 was the last of 4 Comets bought by Armstrong Cork, Gateshead. It was driven from new by Bill Willkinson ( Jimmy’s brother). Once finished on running to London twice a week, it was converted to a tipper for running Armstrongs waste to there tip at Beamish. ECN was replaced by one of Armstrongs Albion Riever in 1974, when Bill purchased it for presevation. ECN was converted back to its original livery and bodywork in the early 80’s. I have great memories of this motor and covered many miles both driving/ passenger with my uncle Bill. Kevmac will also confirm this as he has driven ECN.

Iain

[erfguy]

I preferred it in the Armstrong colours to what it is now. Eddie.

[tyneside]

Bewick:

tyneside:

Buzzer:
Can you believe they delivered coal with one of these three wheelers, Buzzer.

Just the right size for getting down the back lanes !!!

How many times would he have to return to the yard to reload ? or did a big motor follow him to the ends of the back lanes and tranship ? Cheers Bewick.

He would have a loaded trailer which he could leave at the top of the lane. Just tranship from there.

[erf64cu1]

erfguy:
I preferred it in the Armstrong colours to what it is now. Eddie.

You made a model of it Eddie, if i remember correctly. Iain

[crowbar]

ERF64cu1:

erfguy:
I preferred it in the Armstrong colours to what it is now. Eddie.

You made a model of it Eddie, if i remember correctly. Iain

[buzzer]

Collection of Maudslay trucks, Buzzer.

[crowbar]

crowbar:

ERF64cu1:

erfguy:
I preferred it in the Armstrong colours to what it is now. Eddie.

You made a model of it Eddie, if i remember correctly. Iain

l also have many memories of both the waggon and Billy a great lad .l had the honour of taking him on his last ride with his beloved ECN73 RIP crowbar

[erf64cu1]

crowbar:

crowbar:

ERF64cu1:

erfguy:
I preferred it in the Armstrong colours to what it is now. Eddie.

You made a model of it Eddie, if i remember correctly. Iain

l also have many memories of both the waggon and Billy a great lad .l had the honour of taking him on his last ride with his beloved ECN73 RIP crowbar[/quote

Sorry Ralph i forgot that you did that. Billy would have been a proud man that day. Iain

[buzzer]

An old time garage forecourt, any one know where it is. Remember filling up at a garage like that, Buzzer.

[windrush]

Buzzer:
An old time garage forecourt, any one know where it is. Remember filling up at a garage like that, Buzzer.

Hamstreet, Kent.

Pete.

[oiltreader]

Cheers to cattle wagon man and Buzzer for the pics

another line up of Comets, the last one I’m not sure what purpose it had, if this is the original , the Newcastle(BB) lads might know, all thanks to Tom Holland for sharing’
Oily